Drinking Water Filtration News

1. Hamma Seawater Desalination Plant In Algeria Honored With OPIC Impact Award For Critical Infrastructure 7/8/2016

   GE and the Algerian Energy Company’s Hamma Seawater Desalination Plant has been awarded a 2016 Impact Award by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. government's development finance institution.

2. Sonitec-Vortisand Is Pre-Qualified For The Build In Canada Innovation Program With The H2F Vortisand 6/25/2014

   Sonitec-Vortisand is proud to announce that it has been pre-qualified for the Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) offered by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) for the H2F Vortisand cross-flow microsand submicron filter.

3. Walkerton Clean Water Centre Accepts Generous Donation To The Technology Demonstration Facility 2/20/2024

   The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) is excited to recently complete the installation of two new ultrafiltration membrane pilot units, generously donated by Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions, in its Technology Demonstration Facility.

4. AMTA Seeks New Executive Director 3/6/2019

   American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) is seeking an Executive Director (ED) to lead the organization starting in October 2019. The current ED, Harold Fravel, has served in this capacity for seven years and is retiring at the end of 2019.

5. Applied Process Equipment Introduces ATOMUS® PF8 – PFAS Selective Filtration Media And Cartridges 9/1/2023

   Applied Process Equipment LLC, is pleased to introduce ATOMUS®PF8, a new NSF/ANSI 61 certified and proprietary filtration media solution for the water treatment industry, specifically designed to remove PFAS forever chemicals from drinking water.

6. Injectable Water Filtration System Could Improve Access To Clean Drinking Water 1/22/2024

   More than 2 billion people, approximately a quarter of the world’s population, lack access to clean drinking water. A new, portable and affordable water filtration solution created by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin aims to change that.

7. Aquiva Foundation And STELCO Team To Provide Drinking Water From Waste Heat In The Maldives 2/20/2014

   The small Maldivian Island of Guhli welcomes the world’s first desalination unit utilizing the waste heat of the local power generator to produce up to 10 tons of drinking water per day through membrane distillation.

8. Triple Clear Water Solutions Offers Tips For Safely Reopening Commercial Buildings After COVID-19 Amid Serious Water Quality Concerns 5/26/2020

   Reopenings have started across all 50 states, and in a matter of weeks, many commercial buildings, including office buildings, hotels and restaurants, will become active again after weeks of being closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

9. Sun-Powered Desalination For Villages In India 9/8/2014

   Around the world, there is more salty groundwater than fresh, drinkable groundwater. For example, 60 percent of India is underlain by salty water — and much of that area is not served by an electric grid that could run conventional reverse-osmosis desalination plants. By David L. Chandler, MIT

10. The Official SEPAREL® Website For Degassing Modules Is Live 8/22/2016

    Sun Chemical Advanced Materials is pleased to announce that the Official SEPAREL® Website is now live. This new, immersive website details how SEPAREL assists the degasification and aeration of water by utilizing a proprietary non-porous membrane from the DIC Corporation.